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7:05 PM ET, July 4, 2018

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Olivia Truffaut-Wong / Bustle:
Scarlett Johansson's Response To Her New Movie's Backlash Just Reiterates The Root Of The Issue  —  Scarlett Johansson has issued a statement after receiving backlash regarding her new role.  It was recently announced that Johansson would be playing the role of Dante “Tex” Gill in Rub & Tug …
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Etan Vlessing / Hollywood Reporter:
Scarlett Johansson Reteams With ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Director for True-Life Massage Parlor Film ‘Rub & Tug’  —  Rupert Sanders will direct with Joel Silver and New Regency producing.  —  Scarlett Johansson is reteaming with Rupert Sanders, who directed her in Ghost in the Shell, for Rub & Tug …
Sarah Michaud / People.com:
Halsey and G-Eazy Are ‘Taking Time Apart’ After a Year of Dating  —  In the end, Halsey and G-Eazy are going their separate ways.  —  The musicians, who collaborated on their hit “Him & I,” are “taking time apart” after a year of dating, Halsey confirmed Tuesday.
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TMZ.com:
Halsey Announces Split from G-Eazy  —  G-Eazy and Halsey have officially called it quits on their relationship.  —  Halsey just announced the split, saying, “I feel the need to inform my fans.  G-Eazy and I are taking some time apart.  I'm eager to continue the upcoming passage …
TMZ.com:
Tina Turner's Firstborn Son Craig Turner Dead from Suicide  —  Tina Turner's oldest son has committed suicide ... TMZ has learned.  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Craig Raymond Turner died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home in Studio City, CA.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Page Six
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Alexia Fernandez / People.com:
Tina Turner's Oldest Son Craig Dies by Suicide at Age 59  —  Tina Turner's oldest son, Craig Turner, has died by suicide, PEOPLE confirms.  He was 59.  —  A spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner tells PEOPLE Craig was pronounced dead at 12:38 p.m …
Discussion: Hollywood Reporter and Bossip
Mackenzie Schmidt / People.com:
Christina El Moussa on ‘Starting from Scratch’ After Divorce: ‘This Year Is a Rebuild’  —  Christina El Moussa is creating a new life for herself nearly two years after her marriage came crashing down.  —  At the end of 2017, as her divorce from ex-husband Tarek was about be finalized …
Corinne Heller / E! Online:
Gigi Hadid Claps Back at User Who Calls Her and Zayn Malik's Romance Fake  —  Gigi Hadid is not here for your shade of her relationship with Zayn Mailk.  —  The 23-year-old model recently left a couple of lengthy comments on a post posted on an Instagram account dedicated solely to “exposing” …
Discussion: Page Six
TMZ.com:
Actress Daisy McCrackin — Kidnapped, Male Friend Pistol Whipped and Stripped  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  Two actors were kidnapped, one was pistol whipped and stripped naked and the other driven to banks to withdraw thousands in ransom money ... this according to the L.A. County District Attorney.
Discussion: Variety and PerezHilton
Hits Daily Double:
THE WEIGHT IS LIFTED: PART TWO  —  Miranda Lambert Lets Loose  —  Interview by Holly Gleason  —  Miranda Lambert didn't throw out the playbook for her platinum double disc The Weight of These Wings.  In many ways, the Texas-born-and-raised songwriter was writing for her life …
Discussion: PerezHilton, Us Weekly and Page Six
Justin Kroll / Variety:
Miles Teller to Play Goose's Son in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Tom Cruise has found his co-pilot.  —  Sources tell Variety that “Only the Brave” star Miles Teller has been tapped to play the son of Goose and Maverick's new protege in Paramount and Skydance's “Top Gun: Maverick,” the sequel to the 1986 Cruise classic.
Discussion: The Wrap
Frazier Tharpe / Complex:
Justin Timberlake on Collaborating With Drake Again: 'We've Talked About It a Lot'  —  Is Justin Timberlake in album mode again already?  A recent Instagram he posted in the studio with Nineteen85 and James Fauntleroy sure seems promising.  Nineteen85 is the producer who, of course, gave us …
Discussion: Variety and Stereogum
 
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Is Luann De Lesseps Getting Back With Her Ex-Husband?
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Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Yvette Nicole Brown Not “Jockeying” …
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
G/O Media sells The Onion to Global Tetrahedron, a new Chicago firm owned by former Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson; former NBC News senior reporter Ben Collins is CEO

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Memo: CNN's Poppy Harlow is leaving the network; she joined in 2008 and most recently co-hosted CNN This Morning, which was effectively canceled earlier in 2024

Financial Times:
Sources: RedBird IMI prepares to withdraw its Telegraph bid as early as next week, triggering an auction expected to draw bids from Rupert Murdoch and others

 
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